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The Midnight Rambler—A One-Off Boat
It took Ed and Bob a long time to find the right boat. They had always admired a yacht commissioned by a fellow sailor from Melbourne, Bruce Taylor. Taylor's boat, appropriately named Chutzpah, had been custom-built with one thought in mind: winning the Sydney to Hobart Race. Taylor was moving on to a more modern boat, so Chutzpah was up for grabs.
The boat had some unique features that made it just what the crew wanted in their Christmas stockings. It was sturdy and beautifully balanced, and it had a relatively short, stout mast. Taylor had lost Chutzpah's “stick” twice before doing the Hobart and decided ...
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